Business ProfileforHardware and Tools Corp

Ordered a crawl space door that was suppose to come silver unfinished. When it arrived it was sprayed black but there were large areas with no paint and drips everywhere. The top corner of the frame was bent and the packaging was a thin cardboard (no bubble wrap or protection of any kind) with one full side stapled together. The box was tattered which I would expect based off what was used. I tried calling and never got a response back so I emailed the company. Their reply was “ Our Claim’s Department has reviewed the images and wanted to know if you would take a $20.00 credit to keep it and make it work. They advised you should be able to just take a hammer and tap up on the end that is a little bent. The image on our site does show one that appears to aluminum in color however that is the only image our supplier had that is why we state in the description that the item is primed with black corrosion paint.” so basically they wanted me to spray it myself to fix all the paint issues and bend it back into shape. I replied “ And what should I be doing about all the paint issues? There are several large areas where it looks like it wasn’t properly sprayed or it dripped and was removed on top of many scratches as I mentioned in the first email and provided with the pictures. I would assume if there isn’t a good coat on it then over time it will rust. Please advise.” And they replied “ Unfortunately, we receive all of them from the manufacture with paint issues, scratches, and sometimes even a little rust. I guess because they are for the crawl space of the house so since they really can’t be seen, and they are for outdoor use the manufacture will send them with those type of flaws.” my response was “ That’s kind of a ridiculous answer. You get defective products from a manufacturer and then decide to send them anyway to the consumer as is?” Only then did it prompt a call but they stood behind what they said. Don’t buy from this company!!!